The Ultimate Pet Food Guide Everything You Need to Know about Feeding Your Dog or Cat

by Palika, Liz

• ISBN13: 9781600940712
• ISBN10: 1600940714
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-04-01
• Publisher: Balance

Summary

The 2007 pet food recalls followed a multitude of pets getting sick and dying from contaminated food; now pet owners must take charge of what they feed their dogs and cats. WithThe Ultimate Pet Food Guide, veteran dog trainer, behaviorist, and author Liz Palika focuses on nutritional needs and covers every type of feeding, including controversial raw diets, homemade cooked food, and commercial foods. Palika also addresses introducing new foods; what "human foods" pets shouldn't eat; free-feeding; responsibility for food safety; where ingredients come from; and red flags in ingredients. Included are over fifty veterinarian- and pet-nutritionist-approved recipes and diets tailored to special-needs pets, such as puppies/kittens and pregnant, older, overweight and/or more sedentary animals.

Author Biography

Liz Palika is a dog trainer, journalist, and author of more than fifty books, including The Ultimate Dog Treat Book and The Idiot’s Guide to Dog Tricks. She lives in Southern California.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. xi
The Digestive System of Dogs and Cats: What We Feed Them Does Matter	p. 1
The Basics of Nutrition	p. 17
The Big Debate over Commercial Pet Foods	p. 39
The Old Is New Again: Home-Cooked Foods	p. 67
All about Raw-Food Diets	p. 99
All You Need to Know about Supplements	p. 123
As You Begin Making Changes	p. 139
Feeding Puppies, Kittens, and Their Mothers	p. 153
Recipes for Active, Performance, and Working Dogs	p. 179
Recipes for Pets with Special Needs	p. 195
Celebrations, Snacks, and Training Treats	p. 231
Food Values	p. 251
Bibliography	p. 261
Index	p. 265
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